How many species of Columbidae have you seen?

BerdNerd

BerdNerd

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Pigeons and doves are fascinating animals and are one of my favorite bird families. I’m just curious how many species of Columbidae have you all seen, in the wild and in captivity combined. I’ve personally seen 23 species.
 
Can't say how many species I have seen in captivity, but I'm very sure not as many as in the wild. Total in the wild 35 species, and here is the list:

Chalcophaps indica Asian emerald dove
Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove
Columba guinea Speckled pigeon
Columba leucomela White-headed pigeon
Columba livia Rock pigeon
Columba palumbus European wood pigeon
Columba torringtoniae Sri Lanka wood pigeon
Ducula aenea Green imperial pigeon
Ducula pickeringii Mountain imperial pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa Torresian imperial pigeon
Geopelia humeralis Bar-shouldered dove
Geopelia placida Peaceful dove
Geopelia striata Zebra dove
Geophaps scripta Squatter pigeon
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae New Zealand pigeon
Leucosarcia melanoleuca Wonga pigeon
Macropygia amboinensis Brown cuckoo-dove
Macropygia unchall Barred cuckoo-dove
Ocyphaps lophotes Crested pigeon
Oena capensis Namaqua dove
Phaps chalcoptera Common bronzewing
Phaps elegans Brush bronzewing
Ptilinopus magnificus Wompoo pigeon
Spilopelia chinensis Spotted turtle-dove
Spilopelia senegalensis Laughing dove
Streptopelia capicola Ring-necked (Cape turtle-) dove
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia semitorquata Red-eyed dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica Red-collared dove
Streptopelia turtu European turtle dove
Treron bicinctus Orange-breasted green pigeon
Treron griseicauda Grey-cheeked green pigeon
Treron pompodora Sri Lankan green pigeon
Treron vernans Pink-necked green pigeon
Zenaida macroura American mourning dove

Off the top of the the head species I have seen in captivity and not in the wild include diamond dove, spinifex pigeon, Nicobar pigeon and the crowned pigeons.
 
MRJ said:
New Can't say how many species I have seen in captivity, but I'm very sure not as many as in the wild. Total in the wild 35 species, and here is the list:
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A few unrepresented in the gallery there - any photos that may be of use in the relevant photographic taxonomy thread?
 
TeaLovingDave said:
A few unrepresented in the gallery there - any photos that may be of use in the relevant photographic taxonomy thread?
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I've only had a decent camera and lens for the last 12 months and have really only used it on my trip to Sri Lanka. Anything in particular?
 
I've seen 71 species in the wild (and also Barbary Dove S. roseogrisea which I don't count on my life list).

No idea on captive species but I'd imagine it would take the total up to around 100.
 
Chlidonias said:
I've seen 71 species in the wild (and also Barbary Dove S. roseogrisea which I don't count on my life list).

No idea on captive species but I'd imagine it would take the total up to around 100.
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Using Wikipedia's Columbidae list I made a rough count-up of what I can remember seeing in captivity and it adds an extra 30-ish to my wild list; so about 100 species total.
 
I'm on 107 species, of which 24 in the wild, Africa & Europe are not great continents for wild pigeons.
 
I've seen 27 species, only 4 of them wild. And two of those wild ones aren't even native to my continent at all. :p
 
TeaLovingDave said:
A few unrepresented in the gallery there - any photos that may be of use in the relevant photographic taxonomy thread?
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So I've added photos of Speckled pigeon (South Africa), Sri Lanka wood pigeon, and Asian emerald dove (Sri Lanka). None are particularly good. I do have better photos of lots of other stuff and will start posting some of it.
 
i have sean 19 species in the wild. i dont keep track of captive very well but it is not to many more
rockdove has sean wath i coud only imagnin be genuin wild birds in western mongolia
hill pidgeon
stock dove
speckeld pidgeon
common woodpidgeon
orienatal turtel dove
eurasian colerd dove
spotted dove
madagaskar turtle dove
pink pidgon
lauthing dove
asian emerald dove
little cocuco dove
zebra dove
namaqua dove
cape turteldove
emerald spote dove
green imperial pideon
pink-neked green pidgeon
seychells blue pidgegon
overal i like pidgeon
 
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Not sure how many species I’ve seen, wild or captive, but I’ve bred a dozen or so in my aviaries, and worked with a few more in zoos.
 
I don’t know how many species I’ve seen in captivity, but in the wild I’ve seen:

Mourning dove
Common ground dove
Feral pigeon
Eurasian collared dove
Zebra dove
Spotted dove
 
I have seen 3 species in the wild, plus 18 more in captivity. My wild tally will hopefully increase with an upcoming trip.
 
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